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Re: [T3] 1968 Notch update


<x-charset iso-8859-1>HenrikL=> is there any way to detect an air leak?

Sure. Spray an aerosol that will affect combustion onto the various intake
seams, etc. Lots of people use carb cleaner, which impedes combustion; some
people use starting fluid or another flammable that promotes combustion (the
less safe option). If the idle changes when you spray, you've got a leak,
and it's usually pretty easy to figure out why at that point.

The fast-idle cam on the PDSIT carb is inside the choke housing, but you can
get an idea of the choke action by watching the cam arm on the
outboard/front side of the choke housing as well as the throttle linkage.
When fast idle is activated, this arm, which is linked to the bellcrank on
the throttle valve, will rest about 20 degrees above its lower limit; when
the choke warms up and releases the cam, the arm and the rest of the
throttle linkage settles into normal position.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 Grosse Karmann



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